Sheesh!  You guys are all nuts! You think distro wars are bad now?  Wait
until Debian vs. Slack vs. Red Hat vs. (your fav distro here) invade
your *home*!  "Not tonight, 'Slackman', and if you make more remark
about my apt get your key won't work tomorrow."

> >>        1. LINUX-COMPLIANT ( preferably Slackware ready )
Linux: see above. Compliant: not in this country or lifetime. ;-)  Go
for "tolerant" and count yourself lucky.

> >>        2. affordable
Easier to adjust your boundary conditions on that variable. ;-)